Congresswoman McClellan, Advocates to Call Out GOP’s Moves to Raise Energy Costs, Undermine a Clean Energy Future

August 20, 2025 Press Release ‘Solar for All’ cancellation, ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ will kill jobs, hurt our economy, and raise Virginians’ energy bills RICHMOND, Va. – Thursday, Aug. 21, advocates will join with Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan to decry the Trump Administration’s recent cancellation of Virginia’s $156 million “Solar for All” grant, intended to help low- and middle-income families access cost-saving clean energy. As a result of this cancellation alone – just the latest in a string of anti-environmental rollbacks – Virginia will lose out on an estimated 2,000 jobs while Virginians continue to face rising energy costs because of the Trump Administration’s failed policies. Across the country, electric bills have risen 10% since Trump took office and are poised to rise even higher, while more than 64,000 clean energy jobs have vanished. What: Our Brightest Future: Demanding Affordable Solar Energy for Our Communities When: Thursday, Aug. 21 | 12-1 p.m. Where: J.H. Blackwell Elementary School (Public Sidewalk) 300 E. 15th Street, Richmond, VA 23224 Who: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan Laura Thomas, Director of Richmond’s Office of Sustainability Charles Skelly, IBEW 666 Dane Levis, Climate Action Virginia Lee Francis, Virginia LCV Interested media should RSVP to Lee Francis at lfrancis@valcv.org or 434-989-3197. About the Virginia League of Conservation Voters: The Virginia League of Conservation Voters serves as the political voice of the state’s conservation community, working to make sure Virginia’s elected officials recognize that our natural heritage is an environmental and economic treasure for all. Virginia LCV works with conservation leaders across Virginia and strives for a conservation majority in state government. We secure good public policies on the state level and hold public officials accountable for their positions on environmental issues. For more information, visit www.valcv.org. ### Issues : Energy